This piece of research aims to identify the environmental tendencies and practices of
secondary school students throughout the schools of the City of Lattakia. To achieve this,
the researcher prepared a questionnaire of of 40 points in order to mea
sure them; this
follows the confirmation of the tool's authenticity and loyalty. The study specimen includes
200 fe/male students over two study groups: the 10th calss and the 11th class (scientific and
literary branches) and the 12th class (scientific and literary branches) to trace the disparity
among averages, and their various inherent levels. The adopted law of t-test is the Analysis
of Variance Tests. Research findings verify: the existence of a statistical difference
between male students' orientations and female students' orientations toward environment
where females score higher; the existence of statistical difference between the
environemental tendencies and practices where tendencies are higher. Findings also reveal
the absence of a significant difference between tendencies and practices of secondary
school students toward environment and the environmental education due to the variance
of the teaching class; however, the scientific or literary specialization affects the
environmental tendencies and practices to the benefit of the literary branch students. This
can be ascribed to the apparent shortage of students' information and cognizance about
environment and the current status of the environmental education in addition to the
increase of the environmental problems and their effect on human health. Thus learning is
viewed as the right entrance to education in general and to environmental education in
particular, and one basis for achieving the environmental awareness, and the change of
behaviour and values to cope with the demands of sustainable development.